Today, Assistant Kent County Prosecutor Kellee Koncki told Kent County Circuit Court Judge Donald Johnston she wanted to delay the start of the trial so DNA evidence could be examined. The trial was slated to begin Feb. 6.

Investigators allegedly found the DNA on clothing in a vehicle.

Scott has been in the Kent County Jail without bond since his October arrest on a charge of open murder with a possible life sentence if convicted.

Koncki said Scott and his attorney Christine Tober have until Feb. 6 to decide to plead guilty to second-degree murder with a minimum sentence of 18 years in prison plus an additional two years for felony use of a firearm.

Tober objected to a delay and said she was going to need time if the DNA was to be used against her client in order to get an independent evaluation.